<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
(	O
TSL	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
video	O
fangame	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
free	B-License
download	I-License
format	I-License
by	O
Phoenix	O
Online	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
starting	O
in	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
its	O
gameplay	O
departs	O
from	O
Sierra	O
Online	O
's	O
last	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Mask	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
mainly	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
RPG-like	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
settles	O
into	O
that	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
Green	O
Isles	O
,	O
visited	O
in	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
VI	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heir	I-Application
Today	I-Application
,	I-Application
Gone	I-Application
Tomorrow	I-Application
,	O
while	O
some	O
recurring	O
characters	O
include	O
Mannanan	O
from	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
To	I-Application
Heir	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Human	I-Application
and	O
Pan	O
from	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
IV	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Perils	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rosella	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Activision	O
began	O
to	O
collaborate	O
with	O
its	O
Sierra	O
Entertainment	O
division	O
on	O
new	B-Application
King	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
originally	O
proposed	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
has	O
actually	O
thought	O
through	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
implement	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
delays	O
and	O
increased	O
attention	O
on	O
commercial	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
project	O
was	O
titled	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
:	I-Application
Every	I-Application
Cloak	I-Application
Has	I-Application
A	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
(	O
or	O
KQ	O
IX	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
the	O
TSL	O
project	O
's	O
stated	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
give	O
closure	O
to	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
with	O
the	O
belief	O
and	O
assertion	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
legal	O
under	O
U.S.	O
fair	O
use	O
copyright	O
law	O
,	O
though	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
legal	O
gray	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
maintained	O
a	O
notice	O
on	O
their	O
site	O
promising	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
project	O
if	O
confronted	O
by	O
Vivendi	O
Universal	O
,	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
news	O
was	O
made	O
public	O
,	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
began	O
a	O
mass	O
mailing	O
and	O
e-mailing	O
campaign	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
Save	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
IX	I-Application
team	O
to	O
persuade	O
Vivendi	O
to	O
allow	O
Phoenix	O
Online	O
Studios	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
license	O
allowed	O
for	O
resumption	O
of	O
project	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
requirement	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
"	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
César	O
Bittar	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
:	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Vivendi	O
Games	O
merged	O
with	O
Activision	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
became	O
the	O
new	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
months	O
of	O
negotiations	O
,	O
Activision	O
issued	O
its	O
own	O
cease-and-desist	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
team	O
,	O
requesting	O
that	O
they	O
cease	O
production	O
and	O
take	O
down	O
all	O
related	O
materials	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Activision	O
had	O
changed	O
its	O
mind	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
allow	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
agreed	O
on	O
condition	O
of	O
TSL	O
remaining	O
a	O
free	O
release	O
and	O
Activision	O
still	O
keeping	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
content	O
bearing	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
TSL	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
Activision	O
,	O
who	O
once	O
simply	O
granted	O
Phoenix	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
produce	O
their	O
game	O
for	O
freeware	B-License
distribution	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
changes	O
upon	O
request	O
(	O
like	O
removing	O
"	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
from	O
the	O
title	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Episode	O
1	O
:	O
What	O
is	O
Decreed	O
Must	O
Be	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
re-introduction	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
into	O
account	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Episode	O
1	O
,	O
Phoenix	O
Online	O
implemented	O
numerous	O
improvements	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Episode	O
2	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
shorter	O
and	O
longer	O
narrations	O
,	O
improved	O
pathfinding	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
walking	O
animation	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
run/walk	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
widescreen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Lining	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
both	O
praise	O
and	O
disappointment	O
often	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
review	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
criticizing	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
short	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobyGames	B-Application
calculated	O
an	O
overall	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
68	O
based	O
on	O
eight	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
Metacritic	O
was	O
calculated	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
66	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobyGames	B-Application
gave	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
episode	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
67	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
